2027 Resilience & Recovery Scholarship

At Ikuta Hemesath Leonard, we believe in rewarding perseverance and determination. We hope our annual scholarship can help students who have faced significant challenges, including those from surgical errors, medical oversight, or other unforeseen adversities, as they work toward their educational and professional goals.

When it comes to medical malpractice, errors are often a result of systemic problems and human oversight. You trust a healthcare professional to accurately diagnose any issues and provide swift and effective solutions. And yet so often we see preventable mistakes and complications due to negligence, leaving patients to deal with the consequences. We work daily with families impacted by poor decisions and judgements made by medical professionals, from medical misdiagnoses, medication errors, or complications after birth or surgery.

As a Santa Ana Surgical Error Lawyer, we’ve also been proud to witness the strength and resilience of those impacted by medical malpractice. This Scholarship asks students to think about how unexpected challenges have impacted their lives, values, and plans for the future. We look forward to hearing about the experiences that have driven students to grow, persevere, and pursue higher education with purpose.

Applications are being accepted until May 31, 2027, from students across the United States. The selected winner will be awarded a scholarship of $5,000 to assist with their educational path.

Application Deadline: May 31, 2027

Award Amount: $5,000

Eligibility

• The scholarship is open to current high school seniors, vocational students, undergraduate students, and graduate students who are legal residents of the United States and reside in one of the 50 states or the District of Columbia. Applicants must be enrolled in a vocational program or an accredited two- or four-year post-secondary institution.
• Employees of Ikuta Hemesath Leonard, as well as their immediate family members (parents, children, siblings, and spouses) and anyone living in the same household, whether related or not, are not eligible to apply.
• Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 and be in good academic standing to be considered for the scholarship.

Application Requirements

• The candidate must fill out the form below with all necessary information
• The candidate must submit a 750-1,000 word essay response to the prompt: A surgical error or severe medical oversight changes a family’s trajectory forever, requiring immense resilience. Describe a major, unexpected obstacle you or your family have faced and the resources or mindset that helped you navigate it. How did that experience reshape your career goals or personal values?
  • Please note that all essays will be checked for AI writing. If AI writing is deemed present in the essay, the application will be denied.
• The candidate must submit a professional resumé that lists their experience, both professional and academic.
• The candidate must submit a transcript from their current school. First-year college students, graduate students, or individuals who have recently transferred schools may submit an unofficial transcript from their current school, as well as the most recent official transcript from their prior school. High school students can submit proof of acceptance to their college or university.
• Preference will be given to students either from or attending secondary school in the state.

The recipient of the 2027 Resilience & Recovery Scholarship will be chosen during the month following the scholarship deadline.

For all scholarship-related inquiries, please use this contact form. We are unable to answer scholarship questions by phone, email, or through any other contact forms listed on this website.

Please complete the submission form below to submit your application.